20,000 emails: Abortion activists flood state officials to keep clinics open
Some hospitals have been crowded in recent months because of the coronavirus. Social events, from church meetings and concerts to shopping malls and retail outlets, have faced complete closure or severe restrictions. Even some government operations have been closed or put on a reduced schedule.
But in Illinois, officials with Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker's office and the state Health Department found time to exchange some 20,000 emails with abortion activists on the issue of keeping the abortion industry running on all cylinders during the shutdown....